Look, buddy, I’m trying to explain the history here because clearly you’re not super aware that schools have, to a great extent, gotten way better since the 60s-70s, with the heyday being the 90s (penty of funding, IDEA had passed, and a lot of research around student-centered, developmentally-appropriate learning was…

That depends: How do you feel about Fleetwood Mac and Ron Paul?

Look, it sounds like we’re in (sort of) agreement as to who the bad guys are here, but you should know:

He’s jumped there already by the “Shouldn’t we be HAPPY relations with Russia are improving?” Shtick.

This couple makes sense, age difference or no. They’re both super thirsty.

Does it pick up at all? I read the first couple chapters and fricking hated it.

Uh, as a sixth grade teacher: I seriously doubt this. Pretty much every kid in my class read all of the graphic novels on my shelves, several of which are here. 

Tangential story: My sixth grade students didn’t know what a phone book was. When I explained, they thought it sounded really creepy. 

Considering that she probably has professional hair/makeup people, you probably looked *younger*. 

That star I just gave you was from my dad, who loves all things Don Martin.

I explicitly said that I’ve been a teacher in a low-income area.

When you say “Our schools are a damn joke” you are saying “Our teachers are a damn joke.”

Also, “I don’t want things to look bad on the world stage- maybe he’ll be quieter if we give him what he wants for once? No?”

YUP! It’s creepy to target old people like that!

Refusing to meet her demands: reasonable!

Fuck you, man. It’s simply not true. Go visit a school that’s “failing” and most of the time you’ll find a vibrant community of happy kids. Are there serious funding issues? Yup! Has school privatization made for some public-private chimera hellscapes? Yup! But mostly you’ll find people doing the best with what they…

Agreed, depending on your goals for schooling. I actually think the priorities of schooling should be:

While not universally true (many urban districts pay well because they can pool together a variety of people), this is a *huge* issue. It’s also incredibly difficult to solve, as teachers need to get paid enough to live in the area, and cost of living varies drastically. There is no reason a teacher in, say, Ohio…

No. You go teach in a low-income school and see how much of a joke it is. It’s not universal by any means, but the best teachers I’ve worked with have all been from lower-income schools, and the worst come from higher-income schools. You could literally sleep through the year and the higher-income kids would increase…

This is strange, because I think we overall agree, but: